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Caracterización socio-epidemiológica y evolución de la tuberculosis en la Región Metropolitana de Chile, 2005 a 2018

Rev. chil. infectol; 37 (3), 2020
Resumen Introducción: El Programa chileno de Control y Eliminación de Tuberculosis (PROCET) ha permitido reducir la mortalidad por esta enfermedad en 78%, entre los años 2004 y 2013. No obstante, luego de décadas de resultados exitosos, a partir del 2000 ocurrió un enlentecimiento en la reducción ...

El nuevo coronavirus que llegó de Oriente: análisis de la epidemia inicial en México

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (3), 2020
Resumen Introducción: A partir del 23 de marzo de 2020, en México se declaró la suspensión de actividades no esenciales en todo el país para mitigar la diseminación de la pandemia de COVID-19. Objetivo: Analizar los datos sobre los primeros 1510 casos de COVID-19 confirmados por laboratorio en MÃ...

Incidence of aspirin resistance is higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome and atrial fibrillation than without atrial fibrillation

SUMMARY In patients with atrial fibrillation, standard anticoagulation with a vitamin K antagonist plus dual antiplatelet therapy with a P2Y12 inhibitor and aspirin is the standard of care after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). While this therapy reduces the risk of thrombosis and stroke, it inc...

Epidemiology of snakebites in Colombia (2008-2016)

Rev. salud pública; 22 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the main epidemiological features of snakebites in Colombia during the period 2008 to 2016. Methods A retrospective (quantitative) descriptive analytical empirical study was carried out, based on the official databases of the Public Health Surveillance in the Integral Inf...

Early Hospital Readmission (EHR) in kidney transplantation: a review article

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (2), 2020
Abstract Early hospital readmission (EHR), defined as all readmissions within 30 days of initial hospital discharge, is a health care quality measure. It is influenced by the demographic characteristics of the population at risk, the multidisciplinary approach for hospital discharge, the access, coverage...

Brazilian Dialysis Census: analysis of data from the 2009-2018 decade

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: National data on chronic dialysis treatment are essential for the development of health policies that aim to improve patient treatment. Objective: To present data from the Brazilian Society of Nephrology on patients with chronic dialysis for kidney disease in July 2018, making ...

Current behavior of sudden cardiac arrest and sudden death

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 90 (2), 2020
Abstract Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and sudden death (SD) continue to be a global public health problem, although the true incidence is unknown, it is estimated that they are responsible for 30% of cardiac origin mortality and may represent 20% of total mortality in adults. Unfortunately, the majority o...

Morbidade hospitalar e mortalidade por câncer colorretal: implicações para a saúde pública no Brasil

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is a serious public health problem and one of the most common cancer worldwide. Countries around the world have shown different trends. While incidence and mortality rates for colorectal cancer are on an upward trend in developing countries, these rates have been ...

Tumor neuroendocrino Tipo 1: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Rev. cir. (Impr.); 72 (3), 2020
Resumen Introducción: Los tumores neuroendocrinos (TNE), son tumores compuestos por células productoras de péptidos y aminas. Los TNE gástricos, representan el 1% de todas las neoplasias, sin embargo su incidencia ha ido en aumento. Son generalmente asintomáticos y no funcionantes. El tratamiento e...

Effect of ultrasound-guided right stellate ganglion block on perioperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing lung lobectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (3), 2020
Abstract Objective: To observe the effects of preoperative right stellate ganglion block on perioperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing lung lobectomy. Methods: Two hundred patients who underwent a scheduled lobectomy were randomly divided into the S and C groups. The S group was injected ...